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In Brief… – for Aug. 25, 2011

By Reuters August 25, 2011

Correction:Due to an editing mistake, an opinion piece from Lydia Johnson which appeared in the Aug. 11 issue, contains the erroneous statement: “They did this fully knowing that they were going to ‘stuff’ this water into the already overcapacitated Lake Manitoba, which does have a proper outlet drain for the extra diverted waters to go

News

Turkey Recall Raises U.S. Food Safety Questions

By Lisa Baertlein August 11, 2011

U.S. food safety advocates are calling for changes to meat recall rules after regulators took months to warn the public about a salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 80 people and caused one death. Cargill Inc., one of the largest U.S. meat producers, on Aug. 3 recalled roughly 36 million pounds of fresh and frozen

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Aug. 4, 2011

By Reuters August 4, 2011

CWB lowers new-crop PROs:The Canadian Wheat Board has lowered new-crop wheat, durum and barley values for the upcoming crop year beginning August 1. In setting its latest PROs, the board cited U.S. economic uncertainty; a higher Canadian dollar; increased production in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan; higher Russian wheat sales; improving durum production outlook, and reduced weather

Livestock

South Korea Lifts Tariffs On Chilled Pork Imports

By Cho Mee-young August 4, 2011

SEOUL/REUTERS South Korea, battling to curb inflation while recovering from its worst outbreak of foot-and- mouth, will impose zero tariffs on all imports of chilled pork for food processing through Sept. 30, the Finance Ministry said in a statement Aug. 2. The move was “to ease tight supplies of raw pork due to foot-and-mouth,” the

Cereals, Dairy cattle, News

In Brief… – for Jul. 28, 2011

By Reuters July 28, 2011

Rain, rain go away:Wheat crops in western Europe have rallied after a spring drought, but the rains that helped them recover may soon pose a threat to crop quality. “We are waiting for some sunshine we definitely don’t need this rain any more,” said Jack Watts of Britain’s Home-Grown Cereals Authority. In France, heavy showers

Grain Markets

CME To Push Ahead With Higher Corn Trading Limits

By Sam Nelson July 28, 2011

The CME Group made it clear at a July 19 meeting that the exchange would go ahead with plans to raise the daily trading limits on corn futures despite strong opposition from many grain-handling companies. The CME’s request to raise the trading limit to 40 cents from the current 30 cents is under review by

News

Biodiesel’s “Green” Attributes Trashed By Four EU Studies

By Charlie Dunmore July 21, 2011

Europe’s biodiesel industry could be wiped out by EU plans to tackle the unwanted side-effects of biofuel production, after studies showed few climate benefits, four papers obtained by Reuters show. Europe’s world-leading $13-billion biodiesel industry, which has boomed in the wake of a decision by Brussels policy-makers in 2003 to promote it, is now on

Cereals, News

Wheat Board Should Get On With New Role: Richardson

By Rod Nickel July 14, 2011

The Canadian Wheat Board should not receive ongoing government help after its grain-marketing monopoly ends, but needs to quickly plan for a new role, the head of Richardson International Limited, Canada’s second-largest grain handler, said on July 7. Canada’s Conservative government, which holds a majority of seats in the House of Commons, plans to pass

Crops

USDA Slammed Over Data

By Niu Shuping July 14, 2011

China’s state-run food trader slammed the U.S. government’s dramatic revisions of its supply-demand data on corn as an “insult,” saying the sharp changes made it difficult for the entity to hedge risks. The unusually candid and critical remarks by a senior COFCO official triggered a quick retort from U.S. analysts and traders, who noted the

Livestock

Australia Lifts Ban On Live Cattle To Indonesia

July 14, 2011

CANBERRA/REUTERS Australia’s government removed a monthlong ban on live cattle exports to neighbouring Indonesia July 7, saying it was satisfied the A$320-million trade could resume after a furor over mistreatment of livestock. The minority government has been under pressure from ranchers to overturn the ban, put in place after television footage showed cattle being beaten,

Daily Network News

USDA predicts more wheat in Australia, smaller crops elsewhere

‘Like gold’: Europe’s barley prices climb as buyers chase supply

Ag in Motion wins business tourism award

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